Vol. 11, Special Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Sethumadhavan TP, MN Balakrishnan Nair, Chethala N Vishnu Prasad and R Radhika

Abstract:
The study was conducted to assess the effectiveness and immunomodulation ability of ‘TOC’ product of M/S Arjuna Natural Pvt Ltd as part of validation against infectious diseases including mastitis in cattle. Each animal in the study group (Milch and dry) was given one gram of product orally for a period of 90 days. Research findings indicate that Arjuna Natural’s product TOC offers immunity in dairy cattle against infectious diseases including mastitis due to positive modulation of complement protein (C3), Interferon, IgM, lymphocytes and monocytes. Increase in Calcium- Phosphorus and Albumin-Globulin ratio substantiates the 10 per cent increase in milk production. Moreover, there was no incidence of mastitis during the study period. The observations indicate that Arjuna Naturals product TOC offers potential modulatory effect for the test compound with respect to some of the key immunology related factors in dairy cattle against infections. This observation can be correlated with other physiological observations made from the study. At a time when economic loss due to mastitis in India exceeds Rs 13000 Crores annually, there are immense opportunities for transferring the research findings among dairy farmers through industry interface.